Interested in genealogy? Research your family history at the Auckland Research Centre, located on the second floor of the Central City Library. We have an extensive collection of resources for family history research and highly knowledgeable family history librarians to assist you.
If you're just starting research into your family history, this section will provide tips on geting started, locating birth parents, and finding existing research.
Find out how to obtain a birth, death or marriage certificate, or what resources can help you track down the information you will need to obtain certificates. You can also find out how to search our databases of Auckland City's cemeteries for information on where people were buried and information about their graves, and find links to other cemeteries in the Auckland region and New Zealand.
If you think your ancestors arrived in Auckland, find out how you can locate further information on their arrival using our collections of passenger lists and other means. We also have some information for other parts of New Zealand, and can direct you to the relevant organisations.
Did your ancestors fight for New Zealand? We have histories, timelines and images of the major wars and battles New Zealand soldiers have fought in.
Find out about the Chinese First Families project, which aims to preserve the histories and the living memories of the first Chinese families arriving into New Zealand. In addition, discover what books we hold on both Chinese settlement history and Chinese genealogy.
Electoral rolls are an important resource for family history research. Our information on New Zealand electoral rolls includes who could vote, important dates, electorates and their boundaries, and supplementary rolls.
If you're searching for passenger lists or death notices, our archive of newspapers may provide the answers you need. Find out what we have in our newspaper archives, and how to search for that information.
Use our Whats on page to find out what Family History events are happening at Auckland City Libraries.
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